Saturday, May 23, 2009

Sorry to all the people that have visited and found no new posts and not much of anything on here. I have been very busy and I got off track for a while. I will be keeping this blog up to date from now on out. Sorry for the inconvenience. Michael.

Friday, April 3, 2009

I am so ready to get in shape and to start eating clean and healthy. I am tired of being overweight and being embarrassed to take off my shirt in front of people. I want to get my 6 pack back, and to have a sexy muscled body that my wife will love.

My wife and I will be doing this as Vegetarians. So I will be posting up food ideas, and recipes to help others find interesting and new things to eat.

I know my wife and I can do this. We need to motivate each other and support each other. We can do very well in a couples challenge if we set our mind to it.

I just picked us up new Success Journals so we can have brand new fresh ones for our Challenge.

We start on Monday 25 May 2009 and end on 17 August 2009.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

I have all the Body-for-LIFE books that you might need listed on the right hand side of this blog. I wanted to put these up on here so that anyone interested does not have to go all over the place trying to find out what books there are, and where to get them.

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This is the Bowflex Ultimate that most of my workouts will be performed on, I will be using my treadmill, and eliptical also as well as running on the roads.I love my Bowflex I get great workouts from it. It is a very versitile machine, capable of performing any of the workouts I need to do.

Oh, by the way I am a vegetarian, so you will see that all my foods are such and contain no meat. I will be posting information as I go along this journey about different vegetarian options, as well as some recipes that I will be using.

A little about Quinoa that I will be using as a protein sourse for anyone that does not know what it is.This information was taken from Wikipedia:

Quinoa (pronounced /kinw/ KEEN-wah or /kino/ KEE-no-uh, Spanish quinua, from Quechuakinwa), a species of goosefoot (Chenopodium), is a grain-like crop grown as a crop primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal, or grain, as it is not a grass. Its leaves are also eaten as a leaf vegetable, much like amaranth, but the commercial availability of quinoa greens is currently limited.

Quinoa has a light, fluffy texture when cooked, and its mild, slightly nutty flavor makes it an alternative to white rice or couscous.

The first step in preparing quinoa is to remove the saponins, a process that requires soaking the grain in water for a few hours, then changing the water and resoaking, or rinsing it in ample running water either in a fine strainer or in cheesecloth. Removal of the saponin helps with digestion; the soapy nature of the compound makes it act as a laxative. Most boxed quinoa has been pre-rinsed for convenience.

A common cooking method is to treat quinoa much like rice, bringing two cups of water to a boil with one cup of grain, covering at a low simmer and cooking for 14–18 minutes or until the germ separates from the seed. The cooked germ looks like a tiny curl and should have a slight bite to it (like al dente pasta). As an alternative, one can use a rice cooker to prepare quinoa, treating it just like white rice (for both cooking cycle and water amounts).

Vegetables and seasonings can also be added to make a wide range of dishes. Chicken or vegetable stock can be substituted for water during cooking, adding flavor. It is also suited to vegetable pilafs, complementing bitter greens like kale.

Quinoa flour can be used in wheat-based and gluten-free baking. For the latter, it can be combined with sorghum flour, tapioca, and potato starch to create a nutritious gluten-free baking mix. A suggested mix is three parts quinoa flour, three parts sorghum flour, two parts potato starch, and one part tapioca starch. Quinoa flour can be used as a filling for chocolate.

Quinoa may be germinated in its raw form to boost its nutritional value. Germination activates its natural enzymes and multiplies its vitamin content. In fact, quinoa has a notably short germination period: Only 2-4 hours resting in a glass of clean water is enough to make it sprout and release gases, as opposed to, e.g., 12 hours overnight with wheat. This process, besides its nutritional enhancements, softens the grains, making them suitable to be added to salads and other cold foods.

We must receive your completed Official Competitors Guide within 15 days of the end date of your 12-week Challenge.

Keep up the great work — Look what you've done in 12 weeks! Enjoy your progress, but continue on with your new healthy lifestyle.

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I am a 36 year old "frumpy" man, not in the shape I used to be in and finally decided to do something about it.I am in the Navy, have been for almost 18 years now. I use to stay in shape by running all the time, playing soccer and working out at the gym.Over the last 2 years I have really let myself go. I had a torn miniscus in my knee and had to wait a while to get into the doctor and get it scoped. I had the operation last summer, it has just recently finnished healing enough for me to start running.I was able to run my last PRT (physical rediness test) in the Navy. First one in 2 years, I ran a 10.30 mile and a half. Not bad for only being healed for about 2-3 months.

Now I really want to build on that success and take charge of my life with this program. I am so excited to see and to show off my new body in 12 weeks. I will be so happy, and feel so much better.

I will be posting weekly pictures of me as I go through this challenge so we can all see how my body responds to this way of living.

My goals are to loose 30 lbs of fat, gain 20-30 lbs of muscle, be a more positive person, have more energy and feel better about myself

Body for life is not a "Fad" or a "Diet" it is a way of living from now on. The concept revolves around eating 6 small meals (portioned into fist sized portions of a protien a carb and a vegitable) spaced 2-3 hours apart every day as well as a workout program that alternates weights and cardio workouts every other day with the 7th day being your "day off".

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About Me

I am in the US Navy, have been for over 19 years.
My hobbies are Finance, Investing, Body Building, Working out, Bare foot running, 4 Wheeling, Auto sports, Diesel performance, Camping, Hiking, Church and Helping/Serving others.
I am happily married and have 3 wonderful children.
My priorities in life are
God, Family, Country.